After research, rednecks and hillbillies are very much believed to have bloomed from the Appalachian region.  Often times these two words are associated with lower class white people who are not very educated and are known to do manual labor. One site calls hillbillies “unsophisticated country people, associated with the regions of the Appalachian” while another refers to hillbilly as “old fashioned country music”.  This can be negative because it sets a stereo type that all the people from this region are illiterate as well as uneducated before even meeting them.  A redneck is described as a lower class white laborer who burns their neck to the point of redness while working out in the sun.  They are also associated with confederate flags and a strong southern mentality.  Being that the south had more racial tension during the civil war era, rednecks are strongly associated with racism. That can go both ways because there are those that are actually racist then there are those who simply take pride in living in the South.  The idea that rednecks work out in the sun is a valid point, but all of them being lower class people may not be completely true.  The definitions formulated for these words go along handily with how people view them.  It is positive in that it gives some insight as to what these people are like.  On the contrary it is negative because they are judged before having the chance to meet these people.

Harney and Frost both have similar views of the Appalachian region, even though they described it in different ways. According to them both, the region has this old, behind the times kind of feel.  Frost mentioned the “Pioneer Life” that the Appalachians live.  They still seem to gravitate to that life that the first settlers lived.  That seems like a pretty fair assessment.  There are mentions of log cabins, and jobs like blacksmiths, millers, cobblers by Frost.  To go along with this, Harney mentions cottages and cattle.  These all show the simple living and the dependence on nature shown in the Appalachian region.  Those qualities are also pretty agreeable if a person knows anything about the region.  Confederacy is also mentioned which does have strong ties to the region.  Harney talked about how the people of the Appalachian live a life similar to those after the Civil war.  That could not be any more true. An argument could be made that confederacy does not have much to do with the northern part of the region but it definitely has it effect on the southern part. Harney and Frost’s depictions of the Appalachian region do not seem at all problematic.  They seem to have great familiarity with the region and described it accurately.

Harney and Frost both have similar views of the Appalachian region, even though they described it in different ways. According to them both, the region has this old, behind the times kind of feel.  Frost mentioned the “Pioneer Life” that the Appalachians live.  They still seem to gravitate to that life that the first settlers lived.  That seems like a pretty fair assessment.  There are mentions of log cabins, and jobs like blacksmiths, millers, cobblers by Frost.  To go along with this, Harney mentions cottages and cattles.  These all show the simple living and the dependence on nature shown in the Appalachian region.  Those qualities are also pretty agreeable if a person knows anything anout the region.  Confederacy is also mentioned which does have strong ties to the region.  Harney talked about how the people of the Appalachian live a life similar to those after the Civil war.  That could not be any more true. An argument could be made that conferacy does not have much to do with the northern part of the region but it definitely has it effect on the southern part. Harney and Frost’s depictions of the Appalachian region do not seem at all problematic.  They seem to have great familiarity with the region and described it accurately.

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